Archive for the ‘Business Risks’ Category

Top Five Risk and Safety Blog Posts for 2010

Monday, December 27th, 2010

Below is a list of top five blog posts for this year. 1. SO2 vs. H2S: Which is more toxic? 2. Physical Explosions: LNG Rapid Phase Transitions (RPT) 3. Nitrogen Asphyxiation Hazards 4. Natural Gas Pipelines: Is there a Safer Alternative? 5. 174 Times and then KaBoom Happy holidays. See you next year.

The Next Attack

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

For the month of September, I thought it would be appropriate to write a post on Terrorism Risks. Since 2001, there have been an average of 5 attempted terror attacks annually in the U.S. that have resulted in arrests, trial, or raising of the DHS threat level. Now you know what ...

Decisions and Choices: Blue Pill vs. Red Pill

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

"This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep ...

Should M&A Due Diligence Consider Safety?

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are a part of today’s corporate growth strategy. As a part of M&A due diligence various critical business issues are evaluated. But what about safety performance of the company you are looking to acquire or merge with? You will say that most M&A in oil and gas/chemical ...